Mike Masaoka remembered, and the Pearl Harbor 50th anniversary
Mike Masaoka, who died in 1991, was remembered across the commentary pages. Harry K. Honda wrote about the many columnists…
Print Issue: 1991
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Pearl Harbor at 50: hate crimes, anniversary fears and Nisei stories
The 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor ran through this 8-page issue. Reports described worry in the Japanese American community that…
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Phoenix temple case, Pearl Harbor 50th plans and the Manzanar bill
The dismissal of charges against four men in the Phoenix Buddhist temple murder case led the news. Prosecutors said they…
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Vandalism in Norwalk and the Pearl Harbor 50th anniversary
Racial vandalism at the Southeast Japanese Community Center in Norwalk, Calif., led the front page. Gwen Muranaka reported that the…
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Racist vandalism at a Norwalk community center
Vandals broke into the Southeast Japanese Community Center in Norwalk on Nov. 7 and trashed the dojo and classroom, painting…
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Civil rights bill and the Wards Cove exemption
The Civil Rights Bill passed with a Wards Cove exemption, and Asian Pacific American organizations answered with both relief and…
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Asian Americans in Los Angeles, and a compromise civil rights bill
A national symposium of Asian American leaders in Los Angeles and a compromise civil rights bill shared the front page…
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Redress payments and the governor’s veto of SB 353
Redress and the Civil Liberties Act were behind the lead news of this 12-page issue. California Gov. Pete Wilson vetoed…
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Manzanar, the MIS reunion and a human rights award for Florin
The effort to make Manzanar a national historic site ran through the front page. Senator John Seymour co-sponsored S621, more…
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Redress payments, the Arizona temple case and Pearl Harbor’s 50th
The second round of redress payments led the news. The Office of Redress Administration mailed them on Oct. 1 to…
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A national Asian American conference and a tribute to Mike Masaoka
A large national conference on Asian American issues, set for Oct. 24-26 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, led…
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California’s hate crimes commission and a Heart Mountain museum effort
California’s response to hate crimes led this eight-page issue. A new state commission will develop recommendations on training and enforcement,…
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Redress payments and the Clarence Thomas hearings, September 1991
Redress and the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas shared the front page of this eight-page issue. An Office of…
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JACL scholarship winners and a Little Tokyo monument dispute
A Korean group’s petition against a planned war memorial monument in Little Tokyo honoring 442nd/MIS veterans led the front page.…
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Hate crimes and community response, September 1991
Hate crimes ran through this 12-page issue from several directions. Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods planned workplace stings and prosecutor…
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Arizona killings, Mike Masaoka’s memorial and a Supreme Court fight
The investigation of the killing of nine Thai Buddhists in Arizona led the news. Rep. Norman Mineta urged authorities to…